Wagon running-gear



UNITED STATES Farrar Ormea.

Afnmvnvv rron'r, or LAPEER, MICHIGAN.

WAGON RuNNlNG-el-:AR- 4 SPECIFICATION forming part of LettersV PatentNo. 292,600, dated January 29, 1884.

l Applicaiiou filed Augustl,1SS3. (Xo model.) Y I .To all whom it niftyconcern:

Beit known that'I, A. H. ToD'r, o'f Lapeer,

' in the county of Lapeer and State of Michigan, have invented newanduseful Improvements in Trucks; and I hereby declare that thefollowing-is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accomlianying drawings, which'form a part of thisspec-ication. I

This` invention relates io 'certain new and' useful improvements in theconstruction of four-wheeled trucks; and the invention consists in thepeculiar construction of the running-gear and means employed forsecuring the same to the bed, and in the peculiar construction,arrangement, and combination of the various parts, all as morefullyhereinafter` set forth.

Figure l is a perspective of my improved truck in a reversed position.Fig. 2 is a side elevation.

Inthe accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specication, Arepresents the bed of my improved truck, which is strengthenedby-.thetransverse plates or bars B, Which`- are rigidly secured to theunder sidethereof, as in the usual manner. The rear runninggear is shownas formed of ytwo bent pieces, C, the upper ends of which arerigidlysecured to the longitudinal barsy D, which in turn are rigidly oradj ustably secured to the transverse bars B, the bars D being greaterin length than the span of the bent pieces C, as shown, whereby greaterstrength and rigidity are given to the bed when the parts are securedtogether. The front running-gear or platform is constructed of twoD-shaped side frames, E,Which are con- Y nected together by the twogirts F. This front 5o the upper side of the horizontal bars of the gearis pivotally secured in any convenient manner at the longitudinalcenters of the bars F to the bolster G, and this. bolster G is pivotallysecured by means of a bolt, a, to the bed.

H represents a circle-iron, which is rigidly secured in any convenientmanner to the under side of the bed, and the outer ends of lthe bolsterG should be provided vupon their upper faces with rub irons or plates toprevent a wear upon the bolster coming in contactwith the circle H, asin turning the wagon. Upon side frames, E, I secure the metallic standards J. y l

K and L representthe rear an d frontaxles, and as they are secured totheir respective superstructures in exactly the same manner, I willdescribe such connect-ion in relation to the rear axle only. Upon thearms of the axle I secure the thimble-skeins M, and these thimble-skeihshave cast upon them, between the sand-band and shoulder thereof, theoutwardly-project ing flanges b, one upon either side, the upper facesof these flanges and the top of the skein at that point conforming tothe curvature of the side bars, C, thus forming a bearing-surface forsaid side bars, to Which the axle and screen are then rigidly secured bythe clips c and` nuts e, which clips pass through ears b', cast on theside flange, b. By this construction and the use of the curved bars C,the axle can be adjusted in any position on said curved bars and securedthere, so that the rear end of the Wagon may be lowered as desired. Ifdesired, the flanges b, instead of being cast with and forming anintegral part of the thimbleskein, may becast separately as abearingplate, in which case they would have to be clipped to the axle.It will be observed that in the front running-gear, while I provide fora turning of the front gear upon the king-bolt, (as is provided for inall four-wheeled vehicles,) I likewise provide a side tilting motion tosuch front running-gear, so that as one of the wheelsA passes over anobstruction or into a deep rut the platform or bed will be kepthorizontal and level, ,while I prevent the binding of the wheels inclamping, by interposing the standards .I between the tops of the sideframes and the circle, as in no case can the bed so twist or tilt inturning as to bring the wheel in contact with the under side ofthe bed,

it also preventsA the whipping of the tongue, and 1 oo compels at alltimes the application of the draft in a direct line.

Vhat I claim as my invention is* l. In combination with the curved barsC and axle K, a thimble-skein provided with outwardly-projecting angesb, havin g ears b, and east integral therewithl` forming a bearing, andclips for adjustably securing the axle to said curved bars,substantially as described.

2. In combination with the bed A, transverse bars B, longitudinal barsl), and axle K, the curved bars C, adjustably secured to said axle byclips c, passing over the thiinble-skeins M, said skein being providedwith iianges I), both skein and flanges being curved, substantially asand for the purpose specified.

3. The combination, with the bed A, of the circe H, attached thereto,the longitudinal bolster G, pivoted to the bed and supporting the circleH, and a rectangularly-framed platform formed of the transverse bars F,pivoted to both the front and rear ends of the bolster, and the sidepieces, E, attached to the bars F and connected with the axle, allsubstantially as described.

4. The combination, with the bed A, ofthe circle H, att-achedthereto,the longitudinal bol` ster G, pivoted to the bed and supportingthe circle H, and a rectangularly-framed platform formed of thetransverse bars F,pivoted to both the front and rear ends of thebolster, the side pieces,E, attached to the bars F, and connected withthe axle, and provided with standards J, all substantially as described.

5. In a wagon, the combination of the bed A, frame E F, bolster G,circle H, and standards J with the axle L, provided with thimble-skeinsM, which have cast upon them out- Wardly-projecting flanges b, as a baseand support to the side frames ot: the running-gear, when constructed,arranged, and operating substantially in the manner and for the purposesset forth.

- A. if. rron'r.

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